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Finding the Fourth Proportional to 53,085,645,458.68, 73,275,648,928.53 and 42,254,584,257.50

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Solution

The fourth proportional to 53,085,645,458.68, 73,275,648,928.53 and 42,254,584,257.50 is: 58,325,222,476.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    53,085,645,458.68 : 73,275,648,928.53 = 42,254,584,257.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    53,085,645,458.68/73,275,648,928.53 = 42,254,584,257.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    53,085,645,458.68x = 73,275,648,928.53 × 42,254,584,257.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    53,085,645,458.68x = 3,096,232,081,673,560,260,608
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,096,232,081,673,560,260,608/53,085,645,458.68
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 58,325,222,476.26

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